Hawas for Him

For the Culture For all of the comparisons to Invictus, and its various sequels scents, Hawas still manages to retain its individuality, and uniqueness as a sweet, spicy, musky aquatic. This remains the case even with comparisons to Acqua Di Gio Absolu — which I have beside me as I write this. To be fair: all of the above mentioned fragrances fall within the same genre of men’s fragrance, so to find commonalities amongst them is no different than discovering similarities between, say, vehicles, homes, cinematography or any other commodity that one desires to fulfill a particular purpose. Sport sedans are all four-door, spirited vehicles with excellent handling and suspension. Beach homes are designed to capitalize on the fact the home is on the beach, and romantic comedies are romantic, and comedic. Often I find the criticism of likeness among fragrance options to be both unwarranted, and generally exaggerated by the majority of aficionados — not to mention unhelpful. Plus, the rumor of reformulation is completely overblown. I’ve owned a bottle of Hawas each year since its inception. They all perform, and smell virtually the same. Moreover, this isn’t the sort of fragrance one easily becomes anosmic to. Simply put: the shit is strong. On the opening, you will receive a very sweet, dense, spicy, and vaguely aquatic impression due to the apple, plum, cinnamon, and lemon. The musk, patchouli, and ambergris more or less are there, but won’t play vigorously until the fragrance begins to dry. Oddly enough, Hawas (throughout its peculiarly long lifespan for an aquatic) never truly loses all of its primary notes until well near the ten hour mark. This offers a nice bit of complexity, as the scent will transition to various phases depending on skin chemistry, and ambient temperature. Hawas also has a quality which you do not find amongst Absolu, or Invictus, Wanted, or even the various Armaf renditions of the sweet, musky aquatics: Hawas has a sort of dense, nearly dirtiness to it somehow. The ambergris lends a very slight saltiness to the overall composition that offers an accord that is both pleasant somehow, while being distinctive enough to differentiate Hawas from the aforementioned. That is to say Hawas possesses enough varying qualities to merit a test if you find yourself wanting something relatively unique, but similar to the available plethora. It also might be worth noting that due to the cardamom, and cinnamon, Hawas can also be worn in colder months without much hassle, too. As I had mentioned earlier, Hawas is quite dense. In cold, it performs very well, although the scent itself begins to carry less of the salty ambergris in lieu of a heightened sweetness in conjunction with spice that comes across as candy or beverage-like. If you like Absolu, but want more complexity or depth, try Hawas. If you enjoy Invictus, but perhaps would like a fragrance that is similar, but with a noticeable twist, try Hawas. If you favor Wanted, but desire a departure from your norm, try Hawas. If you have within your collection enough of this specific genre, you can absolutely skip Hawas, and miss nothing whatsoever. The fragrance is close enough to the median of the scent type that it’s nothing especially ingenious. But, it is very good, and my personal favorite of the bunch. Insofar as longevity, and projection: the scent is not leaving your body unless accompanied by a shower, and you should receive approximately three hours of more than arm’s length projection. Once it mellows, it sits at maybe half that distance, but stays there densely for many hours. The dry down, for most of the fragrance is simply the mid, but waning. You’ll know the scent is dying when you mostly smell ambergris, patchouli, and musk. But, by that time it will more than probably be the next day. 9/10. Easily one of my favorite fragrances. Lastly, I just want to wish you all well. Times appear perilous, but I assure you, just how all good things must come to an end, so too must the bad. If nothing else, know that I care. See you around, superstar. Be easy. Very Sincerely & Respectfully Yours, Nobody.Really

this is my 2nd review of this fragrance, it smells better every time i wear it. its cinnamony and plummy but somehow its still very very fresh, its also syrupy sweet, very dense, while still somehow being airy. imagine a ton of citruses, a ton of plum/grape and just a salty aquatic/cucumbery smell, thats what this is, made very sweet and loud, perfect for everyday wear, amazing for compliments, doesnt matter what u look like or what u wear, people will compliment you regardless, its just super mass appealing and widely considered to be one of the best scent profiles of all time. it is amazing. super long lasting and amazingly projecting. i have a layering combo with this that i cannot gatekeep anymore. try it out with go mango by armaf, it smells like hawas but with an added fruity tropical and ripe mango. even more mass appealing and i feel like these fragrances are ones that fill out each others gaps, hawas was in need of a slightly tropical edge and go mango was lacking in citruses, this layering combo fixes both problems in one strike. 1 spray of go mango as the base and 1 spray of rasasi hawas as the top layer, it honestly smells like something out of a dream. if you dont own go mango, alternatively you can use another mango heavy fragrance, i.e. vulcan feu or opulent dubai, honestly anything that has a gof-like mango scent will do. try it out, its amazing. hawas is good enough on its own but this just takes it to another level. anyways, back to just hawas, i dont think it needs spelling out that i think this version is a whole lot better than the ice flanker. yes, to some people ice may smell better but the dense and syrupy side of the og is what makes it stand out compared to other summer fragrances. ice isnt as loud, doesnt last that long, its a "refined" version of the original but old is always gold, i am forever gonna be glazing this version not hawas ice, the og is so much better.

Rasasi Hawas is a surprisingly odd, unique, and genuinely great cheap Arabian fragrance. To me, it is not just a basic sweet aquatic like people make it sound. There is definitely fruity sweetness in it, but that is not the only thing going on. Underneath that sweet aquatic opening, it has this humid, musky, slightly musty ambergris feeling that gives it way more character than a normal blue or summer fragrance. It smells clean and fresh, but there is also this warm skin-like quality underneath that makes it feel more masculine and addictive. What I like about Hawas is that the synthetic side actually works. It does not smell natural like something such as Sama or Goldfield & Banks Pacific Rock Moss, and that is okay. Those types of fragrances feel more like cool mineral water, wet rocks, citrus peel, and clean air. Hawas feels more like a loud, sweet, musky aquatic cloud around you, almost like warm skin after being near water. A lot of people call it fruity, and I do understand that because there is a clear fruity sweetness to it. But to me, the musky and slightly funky side is what makes it special. It is fruity, aquatic, sweet, humid, and a little musty in a good way. That slight oddness keeps it from feeling boring. Without that, it would just be another generic fresh cologne. For me, Hawas is a great warm-weather or night-out fragrance, especially for the price. It is confident, strong, easy to wear, and more unique than people give it credit for. It is synthetic, but in the best way. It takes a fresh fruity aquatic idea and makes it louder, muskier, stranger, and more memorable.

Just purchased a bottle manufactured in 2022. The juice is purple and the performance is ridiculously strong for an aquatic. I'm talking 12 hours plus easily. So in a nutshell, don't be afraid to buy this one because of reformulation rumors. It's stronger than ever and the juice is still distinctly purple. I'm thinking the people who got bottles with grey juice and horrible performance just happened to get a bad batch. I'm pretty disappointed that I waited this many years to pick this one up because it truly is a masterpiece and equally as good if not better than Invictus Aqua 2016. Also if you want the dead on exact scent of Aqua 2016, Hawas layers perfectly with Mont Blanc Legend Spirit and makes it an exact replica of that fragrance. An oceanic, sea salt scent with that slight bubblegum undercurrent of the original Invictus. Just perfect. Forget Sauvage and the rest of the big names that are hyped up for hot weather, because if you don't own Rassasi Hawas for those high heat days, you've already played yourself. This juice lasts and lasts no matter how hot and humid it is outside. Fragrances like Versace Pour Homme or Versace Man Eau Fraiche may smell great in high heat, but they absolutely do not have the performance of this one.

Amazing summer/spring perfume, could also be used in fall due to the sweetness. Not really a 1:1 Invictus clone, i'm not even sure if it's supposed to be one, but i actually prefer this over Invictus. Before macerating, this had a mild wet dog aroma to it, but after a bit of maceration, that's gone. It's mostly fruity with water/aquatic notes, citrus and a bit of musk, mass appealing but not very unique. Kinda synthetic, but not in a bad way. I don't smell that much spice in it, but there is some, i also don't smell the cinnamon and plum, but that doesn't detract from the scent. Definitely a youthful scent, guys who prefer a more traditional manly scent might not be the biggest fan of this, it's still masculine even through the sweetness. Also, the projection and longevity is damn good for a scent like this, it's spring right now, so it's not that warm yet, so i do 4 sprays and it's enough to leave a nice, but not overwhelming trail of scent behind me for around 6 hours, then it gets a little milder but still smellable. Also, the purple glass bottle looks pretty cool, and the atomizer is quite generous. I bought it for 23 Euro, amazing price for what you get. Definitely worth it if you like fragrances of this type.